''Akysis bilustris'' is a species of
catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...
belonging to the family
Akysidae
The stream catfishes comprise the family Akysidae of catfishes.
Distribution and habitat
Akysids are known from across a large area in Southeast Asia. They are found in fresh water. Fish of the subfamily Parakysinae are primarily found in the Mal ...
(the stream catfishes), known only from two geographically proximate localities in the
Xe Kong
:''Cong River (''sông Công'') is a river in Central Vietnam''
The Kong River, also known as the Xe Kong or the Se Kong ( Lao: ເຊກອງ ''Se Kong'', ( Khmer:''សេកុង''(official) or ''ស្រែគង្គ''(Khmerization)), Vi ...
drainage, a major subdrainage of the
Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annuall ...
, in
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
and
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
.
This species grows to a length of
SL.
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Habitat and ecology
''A. bilustris'' occurs in streams and rivers, on sandy to muddy substrates with submerged vegetation and/or debris.
Relationship to humans
''A. bilustris'' is a component of local subsistence fisheries.
References
Further reading
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External links
Akysidae
Catfish of Asia
Fish of Laos
Fish of Cambodia
Fish described in 2011
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